Man, 71, arrested over attempted murder of PSNI's DCI John Caldwell

Police investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have made a further arrest.

The man, aged 71, was arrested in Omagh under the Terrorism Act and was taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite to be questioned by detectives.

Five men aged 22, 38, 43, 45 and 47 years old, also arrested in connection with the attempted murder, remain in police custody at this time.

DCI Caldwell was shot on Wednesday 22 February at a sports complex on the Killyclogher Road in front of his 12-year-old son and other young children. He was off-duty at the time having just taken a football coaching session.

Police have said dissident republican group the New IRA is their primary line of inquiry.

On Saturday thousands lined the streets of Omagh calling an end to paramilitary violence in NI. Many helped placards calling for 'No going back'.

Mr Caldwell remains critically ill in hospital.

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